A Mortal's Start in the Spirit Beast Mountain

Chapter 8 Talisman Treasure

Luo Ming touched his nose, understanding dawning on him. The reason this stall was deserted was not only because of its high prices, but also because the stall owner's temper was not exactly good.

However, he didn't care about these things. At present, he only had one spirit beast, the Rock Python, and he had been looking for a monster of the exotic beast level.

Although there are exotic beasts for sale within the sect, he did not want to expose his wealth within the sect, so he considered it a gamble by spending one hundred spirit stones here.

One hundred spirit stones were nothing more than a mid-grade spirit stone to him. Even if he lost the bet, it wouldn't matter. He could just use it to buy a pet. Moreover, he had a lot of experience in raising spirit beasts. The method to help demon beasts awaken their bloodline power was actually quite simple: just consume a lot of resources. Other cultivators might not be willing to do that, but he had the Spirit Gathering Cauldron, so he didn't lack spirit stones.

If other rogue cultivators knew what he was thinking, they would probably be green with envy. You see, an ordinary rogue cultivator's storage bag usually contains no more than a hundred spirit stones, since the consumption of pills, magic tools, and talismans needed for cultivation is enormous. But Luo Ming doesn't need to buy pills, and his Spirit Gathering Cauldron continuously produces spirit stones. His current spirit stone reserves would even entice a Golden Core cultivator.

"Alright! I'll buy this blue fox. Here are some spirit stones."

Upon hearing this, the white-bearded elder's anger vanished instantly, replaced by a broad smile. He nodded slightly and praised, "Fellow Daoist has good judgment. If you can fully unleash its wind attribute bloodline power, you will have struck gold."

"Then I'll take your kind words, fellow Daoist." Luo Ming replied, but inwardly he wondered: This old man is smiling so happily, could I have been tricked?

However, the deal has already been made, and he will not go back on his word.

The blue fox had already been placed under a restriction. Luo Ming felt the fluctuations of wind spiritual energy on its body with his hand and was secretly delighted. He planned to use the sect's secret spirit gathering array and wind attribute spirit stones to carefully nurture it after returning, and make sure to fully activate its bloodline.

As a disciple of Spirit Beast Mountain, he knew some tricks, but they required a lot of mid-grade wind-attribute spirit stones.

After buying the blue fox, Luo Ming browsed through all the stalls in the market, but found nothing else that appealed to him. Of course, it was also possible that he was too inexperienced to recognize good things. So he left the stall area and headed straight for a tall building not far away—the Danfu Pavilion.

"The talismans of the Qingxu Sect are renowned throughout the Yue Kingdom. I hope to acquire some talisman treasures here," Luo Ming thought with anticipation. In the hands of low-level cultivators, talisman treasures are considered powerful weapons. Some of the most powerful talisman treasures can even give a Qi Refining stage cultivator the confidence to challenge a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator.

A quarter of an hour later, in a private room on the second floor of Danfu Pavilion. Luo Ming, dressed in a black robe and wearing a bamboo hat to conceal his appearance, stood opposite a middle-aged cultivator in a Qingxu Sect Taoist robe, who was the innkeeper. He was smiling broadly as he introduced two items on the table to Luo Ming.

"Hehe, fellow cultivator, please take a look. This first talisman is called the Frost Bracelet. It has never been used before. It can release extremely cold energy to defend against enemies, and it also has offensive and defensive capabilities. It is priced at two thousand spirit stones." The middle-aged cultivator pointed to a jade bracelet that radiated cold energy and said, then pointed to a small copper bell next to it, "This is the Bewitching Bell, which belongs to the soul-type talisman. As you probably know, fellow cultivator, soul-type talismans are extremely precious. Although this treasure can only be used once, it can confuse the opponent's mind for several breaths. It is priced at one thousand spirit stones."

After the introductions, the middle-aged cultivator stepped aside, smiling as he watched Luo Ming. Having seen countless people, he immediately recognized this mysterious guest as no ordinary rogue cultivator, but rather a young master from a prominent family; otherwise, he wouldn't have immediately requested the shop's most expensive talisman upon entering. Now, it was up to the guest to decide.

Luo Ming stared at the two talismanic treasures on the table, feeling slightly disappointed. He had originally wanted to find a more powerful flying sword-type talismanic treasure, capable of defeating an enemy in one strike. However, he also knew that talismanic treasures were all crafted by Golden Core cultivators and were extremely rare; what kind of talismanic treasure one encountered depended entirely on luck.

"Alright then, I'll take them all," Luo Ming said calmly.

Upon hearing this, the middle-aged cultivator was overjoyed, secretly marveling at the distinguished guest he had encountered today. These two talismanic treasures had been sitting in the pavilion for almost a year, attracting no interest; now, they had sold in one go, ensuring a strong performance for the year. As he calculated his commission from this transaction, Luo Ming asked, "Does your pavilion offer wind-attribute spirit stones for exchange?"

"Wind attribute spirit stones? Yes, they exist. However, these kinds of spirit stones are quite expensive; it takes two elemental attribute spirit stones to exchange for one." The middle-aged cultivator quickly replied.

"Okay, let's change it!" Luo Ming said without hesitation. He had no objection to the price, since spirit stones with wind, lightning, and ice attributes were relatively rare.

After leaving the Danfu Pavilion, Luo Ming arrived at another building with a completely different style. This building, shaped like a giant sword piercing the sky, was magnificent and imposing; it was the Giant Sword Tower.

Fifteen minutes later, Luo Ming came out of there with a calm expression, but he was very happy inside.

The Giant Sword Sect truly lives up to its reputation for swords. He bought a silver sword talisman inside. Although it only has the power of a single strike, judging from the spiritual energy fluctuations on it, its power is absolutely immense.

In addition, he also bought several top-tier magic artifacts, leading the manager of the Giant Sword Pavilion to mistakenly believe that he was a direct descendant of a noble family. The manager gave him a VIP token, which would grant him a 10% discount on all purchases made at any Giant Sword Sect store.

"We've almost finished purchasing everything we need. Now it's time to test the Spirit Gathering Cauldron's effects."

After wandering around the market, Luo Ming went to the back area and rented a cave dwelling.

After closing the cave's protective barriers, Luo Ming set up a set of measures to prevent spying before excitedly taking out the Spirit Gathering Cauldron and carefully placing the silver sword talisman inside.

"I hope my guess is right!" Luo Ming prayed silently. If this cauldron could really replenish the number of times the talisman could be used, then he would have a guarantee of safety before advancing to the Golden Core stage.

The power of a talisman is related to the cultivation level of the user; the power unleashed by a Qi Refining cultivator is completely different from that of a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Luo Ming sat cross-legged beside the Spirit Gathering Cauldron, quietly observing the changes in the silver sword talisman.

An hour later, Luo Ming was pleasantly surprised to find that the spiritual energy fluctuations of the talisman had significantly increased.

"Okay, okay!"

Overjoyed, Luo Ming said "good" three times. He was relieved and thought about collecting more talismans in the future, preferably talismans with various functions.

Because the talisman was quite powerful, it took Luo Ming a month to fully fill the Silver Sword Talisman and the Bewitching Bell with spiritual energy.

With several talismans and top-tier magic artifacts at his disposal, Luo Ming instantly felt more confident.

"Hmph, if any blind cultivator dares to cause trouble, I'll definitely give them a surprise." Luo Ming was actually hoping that a Qi Refining stage cultivator would come and rob him, so he could test the power of the talisman in his hand.